"to place before; to set forth, propose publicly, Rom. 3:25; mid. προτίθεμαι, to purpose, determine, design beforehand, Rom. 1:13; Eph. 1:9*"
Definition and meaning
to place before; to set forth, propose publicly, Rom. 3:25; mid. προτίθεμαι, to purpose, determine, design beforehand, Rom. 1:13; Eph. 1:9*
In the original Greek the word is written: προτίθημι
Historical context
Paul wrote Romans from Corinth, one of the most important commercial cities in the empire. Rome had a Jewish population of around 50,000. The letter addresses real tensions between Jewish believers with centuries of Torah tradition and Gentile believers with no such background. Emperor Nero was on the throne. Within ten years he would execute both Paul and Peter.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of protithemi (G4388) across the King James Bible.
Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that oftentimes I purposed to come unto you,(but was let hitherto,) that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles.
Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;
Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself:
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Common questions
Strong's G4388 (protithemi) is a Greek word that means: to place before; to set forth, propose publicly, Rom. 3:25; mid. προτίθεμαι, to purpose, determine, design beforehand, Rom. 1:13; Eph. 1:9* It appears 3 times in the King James Bible.
The word protithemi (G4388) appears 3 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G4388 is protithemi, a Greek word defined as: to place before; to set forth, propose publicly, Rom. 3:25; mid. προτίθεμαι, to purpose, determine, design beforehand, Rom. 1:13; Eph. 1:9*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
protithemi is a Greek word found in the New Testament.